(urth) Gene Wolfe Fans Talk Politics (Again)

[James Wynn]

> Basically: the difference between a mostly functional police force and  a 
> full-on social-services safety-net state is one of degree, not  kind.  And 
> I hold that both those states are preferable to Somalia.

There are a remarkable number of false dichotomies in this short blurb.
Welfare states engage in far more than police service. If you were to 
declare that large cities should only provide a police force, fire fighters, 
and road maintenance, you'd find yourself voting in lock-step with Josh. So 
put aside those as a justification.
If you really believe that a "full-on social-services safety-net state" is 
important you should be happy to fund it to the same degree as your fellow 
citizens and laborers. I agree that such a system could not be compared to 
"robbing from the rich to give to the poor."

J.